2010-12-03, 19:19 | Link #2363 |
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I would say Sheryl is surprisingly popular despite her looks. I don't think Risa Ebata is anywhere as good at designing beautiful women as Haruhiko Mikimoto or Takahiro Kishida, if we're just looking at other Macross shows. Not that Sheryl is a dog but she's more attractive then beautiful.
A non-stereotype personality, flamboyant dress style and catchy pop songs seem to be enough (hey, it works for lady Gaga) . Come to think of it, this lack of physical beauty might be what hurt Ranka (far more then Sheryl). A moe-character of the clumsy dense type really has to really nestle itself in the fans hearts to be forgiven all the mistakes and trouble they cause (see Yui Hirasawa of K-on infamy on how it's done). Ranka just isn't pretty and cute enough to pull that off. For example I haven't seen one Macross-fan complain about Milia being untrustworthy and stupid for betraying her kind . Anyhow I think if Ranka had looked and acted more like a young Mao Nome or Mylene Genius, she could have been much more popular. |
2010-12-03, 19:31 | Link #2364 | |
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I think if they had tweaked her look and how she acted a tad as well as give her a popular VA she would've been really.. really popular.. especially if Sheryl wasn't so Sheryltastic. |
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2010-12-03, 19:58 | Link #2365 | |
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And this is completely circumstantial, I know...but I've met more people here who know who Megumi is (and like her) than I have people who know who May'n is. From my observation, I don't think the split among the Japanese fandom is as lopsided as people here are portraying it. Sheryl is assuredly more popular, but not by THAT wide a margin, as far as I can tell.
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2010-12-03, 20:44 | Link #2366 | |
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It's slightly obscene how many top seiyu's voiced supporting characters in Frontier. Rie Tanaka, Kikuko Inoue and Ara Hirano, and each of them has their own fanbase. I'm not saying any of them would have gotten more out of Ranka (as I think her failings lie in her visual design), but maybe it would have helped Rankas popularity (in comparison to other anime characters of the time). Hirano's voice suits assertive characters better but Rie Tanaka (Lacus Clyne for example) would have definitely been a good choice. This is assuming the producers cared about character popularity at all. |
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2010-12-03, 23:08 | Link #2367 | |
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Though now I seem to be diverging a bit off topic. As for beauty, I think Sheryl is quite pretty. At the very least everyone always draws her with wonderful hair. I think that's the part of her character design that stands out most to me. That and her earrings. |
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2010-12-03, 23:10 | Link #2368 | |
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But then, I like Aya Endo more then Mamegu.
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2010-12-03, 23:30 | Link #2369 | ||
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Tanaka Rie really doesn't do anything like Ranka anymore.. As for Lacus Clyne if people still think Tanaka Rie = Lacus when it comes to vocal abilities they have missed out on a lot... it's no coincidence that western manga fanbase nearly always want her to voice a certain type of character lol.. which sadly never happens lol.
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2010-12-03, 23:58 | Link #2370 |
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I think Lacus Clyne, while being one of the most recognized work for Rie T, is one of her weakest character overall. Even she tried to run away from being pigeonholed into that sort of character, lucky for her, she survived, the same cant be said to Rie K tho
And this coming from a Lacus fanboy :3
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2010-12-08, 04:48 | Link #2375 | |
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Also, I love when people infer the preferences of people in Japan using the force or something awesome like that. Presumably the only legit way to know the "margin" between one character's popularity and another's is by going across the country and documenting lotsa individual opinions (n > 4, and don't include the viewpoint of your pet rabbit). Oh wait, that's already been done. They're called polls. |
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2010-12-18, 03:35 | Link #2379 | |
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I do love Sheryl from the first time I watched Macross Frontier. She got such a great talent, and attractive personality too.
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